Nintendo compares Wii U hardware/software sales between 2014/2015

This graph shows the comparison between the Wii U Nintendo-published software sell-through numbers from last year and this year in the US and European markets. Due to the continuous sales of Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, both released last year, and the release of the two strong titles Splatoon and Super Mario Maker released almost at the same time as in Japan, the pace of sales is exceeding that of last year’s in the US and European markets as well.

This graph shows the comparison between the Wii U hardware sell-through numbers from last year and this year in the US and European markets. Compared to the Japanese market, the hardware has not been moving as much by these strong titles. However, we still feel that Splatoon and Super Mario Maker are pushing the sales of the hardware in the overseas markets as well. We believe that our continued efforts to appeal to younger generations will pay off and show their effects in the form of hardware sales in the holiday sales seasons, such as Thanksgiving and Christmas, so we are expecting the growth in sales to come.